Car-fender.



G. HIPWOOD.

GAR FENDER. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2s, 1909.

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GAR FENDER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED Nov. 2e, 1909.

Patented Aug.23, 1910.

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GEORGE I-IIPWOOD, OF NEW YORK, 1\T. Y.

CARFENDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .GEORGE HIPwoOD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved arFender, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention is an improvement in fenders of the character disclosed in Letters Patent Number l730,913, granted to me June 16, 1903, wherein the fender is shown to be made up of a horizontally-extending portion or main fender, a normally verticallyextending portion or supplemental fender pivoted to the main fender to f old thereon, and a track arranged under the car or other vehicle on which the fender is supported and adapted to be shifted to a removed position when the two portions of the fender are folded together.

to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

or other power-driven car, the latter being also shown in section; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, lookingl in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 3 is a Sectional view similar to Fig. 1, showing the two portions of the fender folded together and shifted underneath the car on the supporting track; Fig. l is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing the manner of uniting the slats of the main fender with the intermediate longitudinal view, showing the slats and the side 7 is a section through the device for dropping the forward portion of the main fender to the ground from the platform of the car, the section being taken substantially on the line 7`7 of Fig. 8; and Fig. 8 is a section Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed November 26, 1909.

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of the same on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7, the figure also showing the chain ring which engages the depressible bolt of the device.

Arranged under the forward end of a Ve- V hicle, generally the platform of an electric car, is a track composed of two rails 10, 10 spaced'apart a suitable distance and each supported on hangers, with each hanger constructed of two overlapping sections 1l and 12, the overlapping portions of both sections having serrated or toothed faces clamped together by a bolt 13 passing through a longitudinal slot 14 in the lower he upper section 12. of each at opposite sides, and, as

of the longitudinal sills 18 of the car or vehicle. By the two adjustments afforded the hangers, the same be moved laterally on their respective the rails apart or bring them closer together, or the overlapping sections of the hangers may be adjusted Vto The' forward ing upper portion n pin or projection 20. A similar stop pin 20a is arranged adjacent to the inner end of rail.

vpins 25 project from and slats 31. The trunnions or pivot the outer sides of the side bars 26 intermediate their length and carry springs 32 coiled thereabout and having their ends respectively fixed to the arms and to the side bars 26 and exerting a force tending to throw the'forward end of the main fender to the ground. The side bars 26 are provided with sockets 33 in their inner faces to receive the ends of the slats 31; and the intermediate bar 27, as shown in tively,

Fig.k 5, is provided with dove-tailed slots 34 in its upper face to receive and secure the slats at intermediate points, the slats, as shown, being beveled at the edges to'conform to the dove-nailing of the slots. 1n

j assembling this portion of the fender the supplemental fender slats are first passed into the slots of the intermediate bar 27, after which the side bars 26 are forced together by the nuts on the ends of the front and rear rods or bolts 29 and 30, operating to force the ends of `the slats in the sockets 33 of the side bars 26. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the inner ends of the side bars wardly and serve to pivotally support a or bumper guar f5, the pivotal connection between the t-wo fenders being effected by the rod 30, which is shown to pass through the intermediate portions of dogs 36, forming a part of the supplemental fender, each dog having a socket in its upper or outer end, in which is adjustably secured by set-screw 37 the pipe or bar constituting` the marginal frame of the supplemental fender, the latter being covered over with a netting 38 or other suitable material. The dogs 36 above their points of pivotal support are each provided with a shoulder 39 arranged to contact with the upwardly-turned ends of the side bars 26 and prevent further separation between the inain fender and the supplemental fender when the two fenders are at approximately right angles to each other. That portion of the dog below the point of pivotal connection between the two fenders is slightly hooked, as shown in Fig. 1, and is adapted to engage with the cross-bar 24 in the act of folding the supplemental fender on the main fender and raising the outer end of the `main fender above the ground. When the two fenders are folded together by first drawing them outwardly to disengage the forward hooks or projections Aof the arms 21 from the bifurcated outer ends of the rails 1() and then lifting the'fender with the arms upwardly to raise the under sides of the said hooks or projections to the top of the rails, the fender and arms may be shifted to a removed position at the under side of the car, as illustrated in Fig. 3. 1n drawing the fender outwardly to disengage the hooks or projecn tions of the arms from the notches in the 26 are turned up' rails, the arms are prevented from leaving the forward ends of the track by the stop pins 20, and are prevented from leaving the rear ends of the track when the fender is moved under the car by the stop pins 20a.

To the platform of the car is secured a device for controlling the release of the fender, comprising a post 40 having a guideway 41 'extending through its base 'or bottom to a point near its upper end, in which is slidable a bolt 42, the bolt having a slot through which a foot-lever 43 passes and which bolt is normally drawn upwardly to extend a substantial distance above the post, by a spring 44. The foot-lever 43 has a toe 45 removably engaged under a keeper 46, which admits of the lever being removed from the post and bolt without the use of tools.

A chain 47 has a hook 48 at its outer end adapted to removably engage with the frame of the supplemental fender 35 and extends through an opening in the dashboard of the car, where it is provided at its inner end with a ring 49 adapted to engage over the projected upper end portion of the bolt, the ring having laterally-extending fingers 50 for drawing the chain inwardly and raising the main fender in engaging the ring. The device for releasing the chain is place as shown in Fig. 1, with the foot lever projecting to one side, where it is out of the way of the ordinary movements of the motorman or operator. The motorman observing that any one is in danger of being struck by the car depresses the foot lever, which releases the inner end of the chain, permitting the main fender to drop to the ground, as shown in dotted outline, under the influence of its weight and the springs 32, the main fender drawing the supplemental fender or bumper guard outwardly to the desired position, where its further outward movement is arrested by the chain ring 49 engaging the car dashboard. 1n these positions of the fenders the body will be picked up and prevented from passing under the car.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination of a vehicle, a track supported under the vehicle, arms movable over the track, a main fender pivotally supported intermediate its length on the arms, and a supplemental fender foldable on the main fender and having means to engage the arms and lift the forward end of the main fender from the ground in folding the supplemental fender on the main fender.

2. The combination of a vehicle, a main fender pivotally supported intermediate its length at the front of the vehicle and having side bars, and a supplemental fender pivotally supported at the inner end of the main fender and adaptedto fold thereon tion extending from the upper portion of and having shoulders adapted to engage the supplemental fender and adapted to enwith the s ide bars and raise the outer end gage over said bolt.

o the main fender when the supplemental 9. The combination of a vehicle, a main fender is swung toward the ve icle. fender pivotally supported intermediate its 3. he combination of a vehicle, a main length at the front of the vehicle, a supplefender pivotally supported intermediate its mental fender pivotally connected tol the length at the ront of the vehicle, having inner end of the main fender and foldable side bars provided with upwardly-turned thereon, said supplemental fender lia-ving inner end portions, a supplemental fender means to engage the main fender and raise pivotally connected to t e inner end of the the outer end thereof in moving the supplemain fender and foldable thereon and prO- mental fender toward the vehicle, a device vided with shoulders arranged to engage the l Carried by the vehicle, having a bolt, a memupwardly-turned inner ends of the side bars ber adapted to connect the upper portion of land prevent the further separation of the the supplemental fender to the bolt and haven ers.

ing a limited outward movement, and a 4- The combination 0f a vehicle, a track foot-lever to operate the bolt to disengage supported under the vehicle, arms movable on Said member. t e track, a main fender pivotally supported l0. The combination of a vehicle, hangers intermediate its length on the outer ends of secured to the under side of the vehicle, havt e arms, a cross-bar connecting the arms, ing overlapping sections adjustably conand a supplemental fender pivotally supnected, a track supported on the hangers, ported on the inner end of the main fender arms movably supported on the track, a t0 fOlCl t'heleOIl and haVlIlg means t0 engage main fender pivotall7 supported intermediunder the cross-bar and lift the forward end ate its length on the arms, and a suppleof the main fender above the ground when the supplemental fender is folded on the Amental fender pivotally supported on th iiiner end of the main fender and foldable main fender.

w thereon and having' means to raise the outer 5. lhe combination of a vehicle, rails supend of the main fender above the ground POl'teCl under the vehicle, arms movable on in moving the supplemental fender toward 95 the rails, having means adapted to drop into the vehicle.

1l. The combination of a vehicle, a track supported under the vehicle, arms movable on the track, a cross-bar ri idly securing the arms together, a main fender having trunnions journaled in the outer portions of' the arms, springs coiled about the pivots and lock the arms against an inward and fender pivotally supported and foldable on t e main fender.

6. The combination of a vehicle, rails supported under the vehicle having bifurcated forward ends, the portion of each rail below the bifurcation being extended beyond the main fender to the ground, a supplemental fender pivotally supported on the inner end 'of the main fender to fold thereon and having means to engage the main fender and raise the outer end thereof in movin@ the supplemental fender toward the vehicle, and means to engage the cross-bar of the arms and raise the outer end of the main fender in folding the supplemental fender thereon.

12. The combination of a vehicle, a main fender pivotally supported intermediate its 7. The combination of rails, arms movably supported on the rails, the rails at their outer ends and the arms having intertting portions adapted to engage when the arms supplemental fender pivotally supported at the inner end of the main fender and having means to lift the outer end thereof in both folding the supplemental fender'on the 120 main fender an moving the supplemental fender from the main fender toward the vehicle.

13. The combination of a vehicle, a main fender pivotally supported at the front of the vehicle, a supplemental fender connected to the main fender, means for holding the supplemental fender inwardly to raise the outer portion of the main fender above the ground, having alimited outward 13o a supplemental fender pivotally supported and f ldable on the main fender.

8. The combination of a vehicle, a main fender pivotally supported at the front of t e vehicle, a supplemental fender foldable movement, a post secured to the vehicle, a bolt slidable in the post., a snring normally forcing the bolt to a position to adapt it to engage the said means, and e foot-lever for 5 depressing the bolt against the action of the spring. Y

14. The @Qmbination of a support, a main fender having pivots intermediate its length journaled in the support, springs coile 10 abOilt the pivots tending to force the outer portion of the fender to the ground, and a supplemental fenderpiyotally supported to the inner end of the main fender and having means to raise the outer end of the main fender When folded thereon against the ac- 15 tion of the spring.

In testimony whereof I have signed my neme to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE HIPWOOD.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR BUTLER GRAHAM. ANNA D. URDNG. 

